Siret (river)

Râul Siret
Siret River at Mircești
Countries	Ukraine, Romania
Counties/ Oblasts	Ukraine: Chernivtsi O. Romania: Botoșani C., Suceava C., Neamț C., Iași C., Bacău C., Vrancea C., Galați C.
Tributaries
- left	Bârlad
- right	Suceava, Moldova, Bistrița, Trotuș, Putna, Buzău
Cities	Pașcani, Roman, Bacău, Galați
Source
- location	Eastern Carpathians, Chernivtsi O., Ukraine
- elevation	1,238 m (4,062 ft)
Mouth	Danube
- location	Galați
- coordinates	45°24′11″N 28°1′27″E / 45.40306°N 28.02417°E / 45.40306; 28.02417Coordinates: 45°24′11″N 28°1′27″E / 45.40306°N 28.02417°E / 45.40306; 28.02417
Length	647 km (402 mi)
Basin	44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	250 m3/s (8,829 cu ft/s)
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea
The Siret in Romania and Ukraine

Romania: Botoșani C., Suceava C.,
Neamț C., Iași C., Bacău C.,
Vrancea C., Galați C.

The Siret or Sireth (Ukrainian: Сірет or Серет, Romanian: Siret pronounced [siˈret], Hungarian: Szeret, Russian: Сирет) is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. It is 647 km (402 mi) long, of which 559 km (347 mi) in Romania, and its basin area is 44,811 km² (17,302 sq mi), of which 42,890 km² (16,560 sq mi) in Romania. Its average discharge is 250 m³/s (8,800 cu ft/s). In ancient times, it was named Hierasus (Ancient Greek Ιερασός).

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Siret, from source to mouth: Berehomet, Storozhynets, Siret, Grămești, Zvoriștea, Liteni, Dolhasca, Pașcani, Stolniceni-Prăjescu, Roman, Bacău, Adjud, Mărășești, Galați.